Ajax Vs Feyenoord Match To Continue Without Crowd

The Dutch football federation, KNVB, has announced that the remaining 35 minutes of the highly anticipated 'Klassieker' between Ajax and Feyenoord will take place on Wednesday, behind closed doors. This decision comes after the referee abandoned the match last weekend due to flares being fired onto the pitch. The KNVB justified their choice by stating their commitment to the principle that matches should be determined on the field whenever possible, emphasizing the need for a swift resumption of the game. During the match on Sunday, Dutch giants Ajax found themselves trailing 3-0 after just 55 minutes, as their rivals from Rotterdam dominated the first half. Some of Ajax's hardcore fans responded by throwing flares onto the field at the Johan Cruyff arena in Amsterdam, leading to the match being halted twice before being ultimately abandoned by the referee. The chaos spilled beyond the stadium, as infuriated Ajax supporters clashed with mounted police using tear gas to disperse the crowd and vandalized the stadium entrance. The decision to reschedule the match has not been without controversy, with both Ajax and FC Volendam expressing their dissatisfaction. Ajax proposed moving the game to the first week of November and indicated that they were contemplating legal action. FC Volendam, too, expressed surprise at the decision and suggested they were considering legal options. The unfortunate events on Sunday marked a new low for Ajax, a club with a storied history but currently grappling with both on and off-field struggles. With only five points from four games, they are enduring their worst start to an Eredivisie season since 1964/65. Reports of internal strife have been rampant, and shortly after the match's abandonment, Ajax parted ways with their director of football, Sven Mislintat, citing a "lack of broad support within the organization" as the reason for his dismissal.